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SIOO vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?

SIOO and XQQI both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF and NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
13.7%XQQI cash paid, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO total return, 1 year
+14.3%XQQI total return, 1 year
SIOOAbout even with OEF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
OEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with OEFTotal return, distributions reinvestedOEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% cashabout even with OEF
XQQI2.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% of it arrived as cash2.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% as cash2.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SIOO and XQQI hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SIOO and XQQI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSIOOXQQI
NVIDIA Corp9.83%8.26%
Apple Inc9.24%7.25%
Microsoft Corp5.91%4.72%
Amazon.com Inc4.41%4.37%
Alphabet Inc3.62%3.24%
Broadcom Inc3.57%2.99%
Meta Platforms Inc3.12%2.78%
Micron Technology Inc2.37%5.94%
Tesla Inc2.23%3.55%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.00%4.36%
Intel Corp1.12%3.27%
Walmart Inc1.05%2.58%
Only in each
Only in SIOOOnly in XQQI
United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85%KLA Corp 1.49%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.03%Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.20%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.99%Marvell Technology Inc 1.18%
Eli Lilly & Co 1.85%Western Digital Corp 0.88%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.49%Analog Devices Inc 0.86%
Johnson & Johnson 1.45%Seagate Technology Holdings PL 0.86%
Visa Inc 1.37%Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 0.82%
AbbVie Inc 1.03%Sandisk Corp 0.80%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SIOO and XQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SIOOXQQISIOOXQQISIOOXQQI
3 months+4.0%−2.7%3.7%4.8%+0.7 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+14.3%+21.8%7.9%11.4%−5.8 pts−2.4 pts
Since launch+10.8%+14.3%11.1%13.7%−0.2 pts−2.9 pts
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SIOO and XQQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SIOO
VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF
Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 100 (OEF)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%20.5%
Expense rationot published0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−1.1%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)+14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.0%+17.3%
Ahead or behind−0.2 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age281 days227 days
Net assets$21m$351m

SIOO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

XQQI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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Where these figures came from

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SIOO against XQQI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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